Number of people without access to electricity in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of people without access to electricity was 21.85 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to electricity in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 21.85 million people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Mozambique peaked at 21.85 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.02 million people, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.99 million people | 17.02 million people | 19.03 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.82 million people | 18.65 million people | 21.32 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.66 million people | 21.36 million people | 21.85 million people | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Mozambique
- Fuel imports 21.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 23.3% (2024)
- Gas production 139.55 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 4,030 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 139.55 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 4,030 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 58.9% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 16.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 75.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Mozambique?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Mozambique was 21.85 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 21.85 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.02 million people in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Mozambique ranks 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.